After the Civil War, the South was divided into ____________________ and occupied by Northern soldiers to make sure that Blacks could exercise their new rights and freedoms.
What are the 5 military zones?
This man helped establish the NAACP
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
Named after the type of suitcase that they carried, these Northerners came to the South during Reconstruction for several reasons. Some came to help the South rebuild after the Civil War, and some came to take advantage of a bad situation, trying to get rich quickly or gain power or influence for themselves.
What are Carpetbaggers
This person was one of America's investigative journalists who wrote about racial justice and argued for women's right to vote.
Who is Ida B. Wells
Laws that legally separated or segregated blacks and whites. These laws created separate facilities, such as restrooms, schools, hospitals, and water fountains, for each race.
What are "Jim Crow" Laws?
Two reasons the Northern economy prospered after the Civil War.
What is 1) the North had little rebuilding to do because few battles had been fought in the North, 2) Northern factories had been busy throughout the war making supplies for the Union troops, 3) Northern factories continued to be busy making supplies needed to rebuild the South
This man assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth
This derogatory term was used to describe Southerners who cooperated with Northern agents or African Americans after the Civil War.
What is scalawag
Two criteria established by Lincoln that a Confederate state must meet before being readmitted to the Union.
What is 1) 10% of the population must swear an oath of loyalty to the U. S., 2) ratification of the 13th Amendment
This man would buy a train ticket in Louisiana and would challenge laws that kept races segregated.
Who is Homer Plessy
This amendment creates African-American freedom
What is the 13th Amendment
This Supreme Court decision upheld the legality of segregation in the South. This decision coined the phrase "separate but equal".
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson?
This is the number of southerners who had to take an oath of allegiance before their state became a member of the Union in the Wade-Davis Bill
What is a majority (50%)